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As a leading mobile games developer, Jam City is looking to “level up” our talent. We’re on the hunt for innovators who consider themselves dynamic, collaborative, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Perks & Benefits

  • Unlimited Vacation, Paid Sick Days & Holidays
  • 100% Employee Covered Medical, Dental, Vision Plan Base Plan
  • Life Insurance, 401k, Flexible Spending Accounts, Commuter Benefits & More
  • Catered Lunches & Well-stocked Kitchens
  • Yoga & Wellness Activities
  • Happy Hours
  • Company Events
  • Dog Friendly

Jam City is looking for a talented and experienced 2D/Concept Artist to join the Culver City Studio. The ideal candidate will show a diverse portfolio of recent work that displays a high level of ability in production design, concept, and 2D illustration for games.

Responsibilities

  • Create concept art, 2D production art, and marketing art for various projects.
  • Design characters, environments, props, UI, iconography and more.
  • Create blue sky concepts for new game ideas

Qualifications

  • More than 5 years experience as a concept artist working in mobile or AAA games.
  • Strong ability to research and reference material that supports idea generation and problem solving.
  • Ability to design stylized characters, environment scenes and props in a variety of styles.
  • Excellent understanding of traditional art principles including: composition, scale, perspective, rendering, color and form.
  • Proficient in Adobe Photoshop.
  • Familiar with 3D modeling, animation and cinematic principles.
  • Ability to solve visual problems creatively with quick sketches.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to mentor less experienced artists.
  • A passion for playing and making amazing games.

NICE TO HAVE

  • Strong understanding of general 3d and game art production techniques.
  • Some basic Maya experience (or comparable 3d package).

About Jam City

Jam City is an award-winning mobile entertainment studio providing unique and deeply engaging games that appeal to a broad, global audience.

Led by CEO Chris DeWolfe, former MySpace co-founder and CEO, and COO Josh Yguado, former 20th Century Fox executive, Jam City is the creative powerhouse behind some of the highest-grossing and most enduring mobile games. Jam City’s global franchise Cookie Jam has generated more than half a billion dollars, and Panda Pop has more than 120 million downloads to date.

The company also is the go-to studio for Hollywood, having developed immersive, narrative-rich mobile games around iconic entertainment brands. The company’s popular RPG game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery was the #1 game in more than 40 countries at its launch in April 2018.

Jam City has nine studios located in Los Angeles (HQ), Berlin, Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Burbank, Cedar Falls, San Diego, San Francisco, and Toronto.